I am delighted to announce that Dr. Abdullah Al Saad has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis in the area of hypersonics. Congratulations on this significant achievement and best of luck for the future!

Congratulations to Dr. Yue Zheng on her new article published in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. This work was done in collaboration with Prof. Jeffrey Youngblood.

Zheng, Yue, Carlos J. Martinez, and Jeffrey P. Youngblood. “Synthesis and characterization of long‐chain (C20~ C48) fatty acid amides (FAAms) from soybean oil and alkyl amines for phase change material applications.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2023): e54675. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54675

We want to extend our congratulations to Chevaugn for his excellent presentation on the synthesis of biobased surfactants during the Purdue SURF poster session. Chevaugn built upon the work of Dr. Yue Zheng, who has since moved on to Applied Materials. Professor Jeffrey Youngblood provided co-advisement to Chevaugn throughout the entire process of synthesizing the surfactant. We wish him every success in his senior year at Kenyon College and look forward to seeing him again at Purdue in the future!

I am pleased to share that Dr. Yue Zheng has successfully earned her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Zheng did outstanding work in our group, and we extend our sincerest congratulations to her on this significant milestone. Though we will miss her dearly, we wish her all the best in her new role at Applied Materials.

Congratulations to Abdullah A. Saad on getting his work published in the Journal of the European Ceramic Society. Saad is co-advised by Prof. Trice. See Prof. Trice work at:  https://www.triceceramics.com. 

Al Saad, A., Martinez, C. and Trice, R.W. “Ablation Performance of Rare Earth Oxide (REO)-stabilized tetragonal and cubic zirconia coatings as a Thermal Protection System (TPS) for Carbon/Carbon Composites.” Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.06.028

I am pleased to share our new article review by Abdullah A. Saad on radiation heat transfer during hypersonic flight. Saad is co-advised by Prof. Trice, an expert on high-temperature ceramics for hypersonics. Please check out Prof. Trice’s work at https://www.triceceramics.com.

Saad, AA, Martinez, C, Trice, RW. “Radiation heat transfer during hypersonic flight: A review of emissivity measurement and enhancement approaches of ultra-high temperature ceramics.” Int J Ceramic Eng Sci. 2023;e10171. https://doi.org/10.1002/ces2.10171

We are pleased to announce our new paper on the effects of movement on the stability of bilge water emulsions. This work was done in collaboration with Prof. John Howarter and Prof. Kendra Erk. Congratulations to Rina Dean for getting her MS work published. Thanks to Dr. Cole Davis and Yue Zeng for their help with the manuscript. Rina G. Dean, Cole R. Davis, Yue E. Zheng, Kendra A. Erk, John A. Howarter, and Carlos J. Martinez. “Effect of Dynamic Ageing on the Stability of Oil-in-Water Emulsions with Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants in High-Salinity Water,” ACS EST Water, 2023, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00497

We are pleased to announce the publication of our work in collaboration with Prof. John Haddock of Civil Engineering at Purdue on using microencapsulated phase change materials for asphalt temperature regulation. Congratulations to Dr. Daniela Betancourt and the rest of the team for having their work published. Daniela Betancourt, Miguel A. Montoya, John Haddock, Jeffrey Youngblood, and Carlos Martinez. Regulating asphalt pavement temperature using microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs), Construction and Building Materials, Volume 350, 3 October 2022, 128924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128924

Yue Zheng presented a poster at the Fall ACS Meeting on her spontaneous emulsions work recently published in Langmuir: Yue Zheng, Cole R. Davis, John A. Howarter, Kendra A. Erk, and Carlos J. Martinez. “Spontaneous Emulsions: Adjusting Spontaneity and Phase Behavior by HLD-Guided Surfactant, Salt, and Oil Selection” Langmuir, 2022, 38, 14, 4276–4286 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03444

Congratulations to Brandon Wells for successfully defending his Master’s Thesis and graduating on August 6th! Brandon will join the Laurence Livermore National Lab this fall as a staff member. We wish Brandon the best of luck on his new endeavor, and we will miss you!